Firefox turns 100
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Wednesday, 04 May 2022 11:34

Firefox turns 100


Specifically celebrates with fruit

Firefox has released its 100th version of the browser and despite tough competition from Chrome has still managed to survive and thrive, even if it is market has become a little more “niche.”

Mozilla gives up on its VR web browser
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Friday, 04 February 2022 12:20

Mozilla gives up on its VR web browser


You are going to have to use Igalia instead

In another blow to VR, Mozilla announced it's shutting down its Firefox Reality browser -- the four-year-old browser built for use in virtual reality environments.

Mozilla dismisses FTP
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Monday, 26 July 2021 12:30

Mozilla dismisses FTP


Huge security risk

Big cheeses at the Mozzarella foundation have decided to pull FTP access abilities from its browser.  

Mozilla kills Firefox Send and Firefox Notes
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Friday, 18 September 2020 10:38

Mozilla kills Firefox Send and Firefox Notes


Grew out of the Firefox test programme

Big cheeses at the Mozzarella foundation have killed off two legacy services that grew out of the Firefox Test Pilot programme: Firefox Send and Firefox Notes.

Firefox wants to cure its Google addiction
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Monday, 07 September 2020 12:15

Firefox wants to cure its Google addiction


Looking for other revenue streams

Firefox maker, Mozilla, is in the awkward position of being financially dependent on its search deal with Google, which accounts for the majority of the organisation’s revenue.

Mozilla makes Avast walk the plank
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Wednesday, 04 December 2019 11:30

Mozilla makes Avast walk the plank


Was sending phoning home too much user data

Big Cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation have removed Avast and AVG products from their browser store after it was discovered that they were sending users' browser data home.

Windows 10 gets all rusty
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 09:43

Windows 10 gets all rusty


Because it never sleeps

Software King of the World Microsoft is making its Windows 10 OS more secure by integrating Mozilla-developed Rust for low-level Windows components.

Mozilla, Intel, Red Hat and Fastly team up on software
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WebAssembly cheerleaders

Mozilla, Intel, Red Hat and Fastly today announced the launch of the Bytecode Alliance, a new open-source group that focuses on “creating new software foundations, building on standards such as WebAssembly and WebAssembly System Interface (WASI)".

Biggest cheese quits Mozzarella Foundation
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Beard shaved after 15 years 

The biggest cheese in the Mozzarella Foundation Chris Beard is cleaning out his desk and departing the building after 15 years.

Mozilla says Facebook API is borked
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 12:13

Mozilla says Facebook API is borked


Firefox is unhappy

Big Cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation have found 12 major bugs in Facebook's transparency API which it says needs significant work if it is going help journalists and researchers with transparency ahead of looming elections.